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Description

The pronator teres muscle is a long, thin muscle that is located on the underside of the forearm. This muscle has two different muscle heads (otherwise known as places of origins), the humeral head and the ulnar head. [1]

Origin

Origin of Humeral Head: Immediately above the medial epicondyle of the humerus, common flexor tendon and deep antibrachial fascia.

Origin of Ulnar Head: Medial side of the coronoid process of the ulna[2].

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